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Voyage
Transportation
Madge Towie was transported on the Australasia, departing 26th Jun 1849 and arriving 29th Sep 1849 with 203 passengers.
Built 1847 at Sunderland. Wood barque of 500 Tons. Passenger/transportee's are currently being listed (incomplete at this date)
Australasia (generic)References
| Primary Source | Conduct Record: CON41/1/24 Description List: CON19/1/8 Employment: CON30/1/1 Page 247 Indent: CON15/1/6 Pages 44-45 Queens Orphan School. Resource: SWD26/1/12 Image 175 (10 pages) SWD26/1/12 Image 93 |
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Convict Notes
Name: Towie, Madge Record Type: Convicts Employer: Kearney, Emanuel: 1852 Departure date: 26 Jun 1849 Departure port: Dublin Ship: Australasia Place of origin: Belfast, Antrim Origin location: Latitude and Longitude Voyage number: 314 Index number: 71256 Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1441277 https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/1441277
THE FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SCHOOLS Orphan Number: 5381 Orphan: John TOWIE Mother: TOWIE, Madge Father: , Mother's ship: Australasia Father's ship: Age when admitted: 3yrs 1mth Date admitted: 15 Apr 1862 Date discharged: Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: Remarks: applied to return to Queens Orphan School 1871 - father dead - mother at New Norfolk Asylum References: SWD6, 26/12, 27, CSD25/11/443 Orphan Number: 5382 Orphan: Mary TOWIE Mother: TOWIE, Madge Father: , Mother's ship: Australasia Father's ship: Age when admitted: 7yrs Date admitted: 1871 Date discharged: 1 May 1872 Institutions(s): Queens Orphan School Discharged to: aunt, Grace Towie Remarks: father dead - mother at New Norfolk Asylum References: SWD26/12, 27, 53
Place of origin: Belfast, Antrim No; 361. Trial; 8 January 1849 Height; 4 ft 10 inches aged 19 years old Auburn hair and black eyes Status; Single - 12 months on the town Family; Father; Pat. Brother; Thomas, Sisters; Cath, Nancy & Betty at Native Place 1858 - 17 October 1858. Birth of son; John Towie at Brickfields 1865 - New Norfolk Hospital. Admission dates: 22 Jul 1865 to 22 Jul 1865 Name; Madge Towie UX Smith Age: approximately 40 DIED; 1 July 1900 1871 - Queen's Orphan School. Application for admission 24 July 1871; Application made by Grace Towie, Bathurst Street, Widow Children were left with the applicant when their mother was admitted into the Insane Asylum MOther married one Smith by whom she had the girl, Mary. Applicant is willing to keep the girl but the boy is quite uncontrollable and is out all hours of the night he is not registered and his father is supposed to be dead. Applicant is of poor means and a widow Boy was admitted to the Queens Asylum February 1862 when 3 years & 1 month old, Maintenance charged to the Imperial funds The applicant has changed her mind and will keep the boy for 2/6 per week this request was refused CHILD/REN; Maty Towie John Towie - 11/10/1858. Illegitimate FATHER; Unknown - supposed to be dead MOTHER; Madge Towie UX Smith. New Norfolk Asylum. Both children admitted 7 August 1871 1871 - 25 October 1871. Guardians of the Orphan School approve of the discharge of John Towie to his Aunt 1872 - 1 May 1872. Guardians of the Orphan School approve of the discharge of Grace ** Towie to her Aunt